CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Aagapay sa Matatanda (Ama) Partylist yesterday disclosed that it is pushing for the establishment of National Senior Citizens Commission.
Retired Justice Agustin Dizon, honorary chairman and first nominee of Ama Partlist said that they decided to participate in the 2013 midterm elections to promote the general well being of the senior citizens not only in Central Luzon but in the entire Philippines as well.
Dizon believed that senior citizens deserve seats in congress to articulate about the latter’s needs and other concerns in order to make them more productive and effective citizens even during retirement.
“Ama Partylist was unanimously approved by all Comelec commissioners. It was only the partylist that gained such approval which means that we have established good reputation and credibility to participate in the elections,” Dizon noted.
Among the list of legislative agendas were health programs, scholarship grants for the children of senior citizens, livelihood via senior citizen cooperative drug store, social pension, establishment of legal team.
Aside from this, Dizon added that they would also plan to initiate the construction of Senior Citizen Regional Center, home for the aged, among other facilities in the country to provide immediate assistance and further promote the best interest of the senior citizens.
Linda Gaddi-David, Federation of the Senior Citizen Association of the Philippines president, Ama Partylist chairperson and nominee told Sun Star Pampanga they were happy to note that the support from various groups is continuously growing particularly in Central Luzon.
“Suportado tayo ibat ibang senior citizens dito sa buong Central Luzon at yung mga regional associations ay nag pledge na rin ng support sa atin,” Gaddi-David stated.
As this developed, she is optimistic that Ama Partylist would be able to secure several seats in congress by getting the required number of votes or even more depending on the actual votes casted for partylist and sectoral groups.
If this happens, Gaddi-David opined that the senior citizens would just get an equal share on government resources which in turn redound to the benefit of the society.
Other Ama Partylist nominees are retired Judge Ricardo Agapito, Josue Mora and Zoilo Abenoja
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